Circulating dyeing-machine.



T. ALLSOP & W. W. SIBSON.

GULATING DYEING I MACHINE. APPLICATION IILIJD SEPT. 10, 1908.

CIR

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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T. ALLSOP & w. w. snison.

OIBGULATIH G DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT; 10, 1908.

Patented Apr. 13; 1909.

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T. ALLSOP & W.-W. SIBSON.

GIKGULATING DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 10, 1908.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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T.. ALLSOP & W. W. SIBSON.

GIRGULATING DYEING MAGHLNE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1908.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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THOMAS ALLSOP AND WALTER W. SIBSON, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO THE IHILADELPHIA DRYING MACHINERY COMPANY, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

CIRCULATING BEING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application filed September 10, 1908. Serial No. 452,377.

the same.

This invention relates to improvements in dyeing machines, and more particularly re- '15 'lates to machines of the open-vat type.

The main and primary object of the presentinvention is the provision of a dyeing machine including in its construction simple and eflicient means whereb the dye li uor '29 may be-freely circulated wit 1 the vat, t us accomplishing a much more uniform dyeing of the material or articles under treatment than by machines in which the dye liquor remains in a quiescent state. x3e. Subordinate to the foregoing, the inven- 'tion also aims to provide amachine of the characterstated wherein. provision is made for reversin periodically the direction of flow ,Of the dye 'quor in itscirculation throu h the yet, and also, if sodesi'red, whereb the liquor may constant-l flow in but one irection, thusenabling the material to be subjected to the action of the dye liquor periodmany in alternate directions or continuously 85 in but one direction.

' Furthermore, the present invention contemplates a dyeing machine the liquor-circulating mechanism of which is so constructed and arranged as to insure uniform distribu- AO-tion ,of the-dye liquor asthesame is caused to circulate within. the machine;

I these general objects in view, and other! that will appear as the nature of the improvements is better understood, the inyention consists substantially in the novel cbnstruction, combination-and arrangement of! parts hereinafter fully described, illus .trated the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims. 50.- Whilo.;the form .of the invention herein lshown and described is believed, at this time,

to a, preferable adaptation thereof, it.

5' of course,- be understood that the invenition susceptible of VSJIOUS changesyln the the articles in separated relation.

form, proportion and minor details of construct1on,,and the right is accordingly re-.

served to modify, change or vary the inventlon as falls within the spirit and scope thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a lon itudinal sectional view of a circulating dye ng machine constructed in accordance'with and embodying the principles of the present invention, the line of the section being as indicated at 11, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the machine, viewing the same at the end at which the dye-liquor-circulating mechanism is located. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4 l, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a view illustrating another form of the removable cage, adapted especially for use in dyeing yarn in the skein. Fig. 6 is a top planview of the construction illustrated in Fig. 5, portions being broken away. .Fig. 7 is an end elevation thereof, one of the supporting poles being shown in detached relation to the frame.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numoral 1 designates the vat of the herein-described machine, which vatmay be of any approved construction, and arranged within said vat, and extending along the sides thereof, adjacent to the bottom of the vat, is a pair of supporting rails 2, these rails, preferably, being in the form of angle irons. The supporting rails 2 extend from one end of the Vet throu 'hout the major portion of the length of the latter, and are designed to sustain the weight of a removablecage 3, this cage being employed for the reception of the material or articles to be dyed. When hosiery and like articles are to be subjected to the dyeing operation, the cage 3 maybe subdivided. by suitable. partitions 4 into a lurality of compartments, and thus it wil be seen that articles of different character may be simultaneously subjected to the action-of the dye-liquor, the partitions 4 maintaining The com partments of the cage 3 are also provided with suitable closures, in the form of doors 5,

and these doors are also provided with loclc ing devices 6, preferably in the form of sliding bolts, whereby the doors may be held in closed position upon the body of the cage. A preferable construction of the cage 3 con.-

sists in a frame-work of angle irons, which eye-bolts '8, or equivalent devices, through the medium of which the cage 3 may be deposited within and'hoisted from the vat 1.

As before premised, the present invention aims to rovide a dyeing machine in which the dyeiquor may be freely circulated, and

to the accomplishment of this end the vat 1 has located 1n one of its ends a pairmif trans versely-extending partitions 9. 'lhese partitions extend across the entire width of the vat 1, and are spaced from each other to provide a compartment 10, but it will be observed that the upper and lower edges of the partitions 9 terminate at points removed from the tops and bottoms of the sides of the the vet 1, so that spaces remain at the top and bottom of the compartment 10, whereby f the dye-liquor may readily pass over and under said compartment. The upper and lower ends of the compartment 10 are closed byvalves 11 and 12, and these valves are in the form of doors that are pivoted at their outer edges, or those edges that are contigrione to theadjacent end of the vat 1, to the upper and lower edges of the outer partition- 9. -Thus it will be seen that as the valves 1 1 and 12 swing open and shut the free edges thereof are directed towardthe central portion of the vat 1. The purpose of the valves 11 and12 is to control the direction of circulation of the dye-liquor, and .the relative movement of these valvesis suchthat when one is closed the other is opened. Thus itwill be seen, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, the valve 11 is in closed position, while the valve 12 is open, and hence the rye-liquor will circulate through the compartment 10 and be discharged at the bottom thereof, while this discharge will occur at the top of the compartment 10 when the valve 11 is open, and the valve 12 is closed. By reason of this, as will readily be understood, the discharge of the dye-liquor from the compart- Inent 10 can be directed either tothe top or to the bottom of the cage 8.

In order that the dye-liquor may freely enter the compartment 10 the outer partition thereto to provide a circulating passage or 9 is provided with an opening or openings 13, the outer partition 9 being suihciently removed from the end of the tank ad acent space of substantial size, and the dye-liquor entering this space'readily passes into the compartment 10 through said opening or openings 13.

assess single wheel will be si'irhcient, but in their) larger sized machines a plurality of these wheels will be necessary, and, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, two of these wheels are shown in the present machine.

The wheels 14 are arranged opposite the openings 13, and as said wheels rotate they suck the dyeliquor through said openings into the compartment 10. Each of the wheels 14 comprises a conical Web, or body portion, 15, from which radiate a series "oh 8o blades or vanes lfi, and the apex of the conical web 15 is arranged adjacent to the opening 13 so that as the liquor is drawn in through said opening the same will follow:

the contour of the conical web, and be do fiected outwardly from the hub of 'the wheel and discharged at the outer edges of the blades or vanes 16-. The wheels 14 are mounted upon shafts 17 that are carried by.-

bearings 18 formed in bearing brackets 19,.

and these brackets are connected to the end of the vat 1. Zach of the wheels 14 is.

driven by a bevel gear 20 that meshes with Y a corresponding gear 21 carried by the lower end of a vertically disposed shaft 22, and

the lower end of the shaft 22 is journaled in a vertically disposed bearing 23 that is carried by thebracket 19. At the top of.

eachcf the shafts 22 is a horizontally-dis:

24 mesh with corresponding gears-25 carried by a driving shaft26 that is journaled in suitablebearing brackets 27 The gears 24 and 25 are bevel gears, and it will be obposed'gea'r wheel 24, and said ,gear' wheels 109 served that the gearing thus described for 195 each of the shafts 22 is such that these. shafts are caused to rotate in unison with the driving shaft 26. The gears 25, how. ever, being arranged at opposite ends of the shaft 26, it will be seen that the wheels 14. 11

will rotate in opposite directions, and by reason of this the direction of rotation of one of the wheels. will be toward the right, while I that of the other wheelwi'll be towardthe left. the dye-liquor as the latter is projected from the compartment 10 and down the length of the vat 1, and precludes movement of the idye-liquor in a direction diagonally of the This insures uniform distribution of-lla vat, so that the dyediquor will fOllOYV'fistraight course from the compartment 10, over and through the cage 3, whereby the liquor will freely flow to all parts of the cage 3 for action upon the contents thereof.

The brackets 27 are carried by a sup-.

porting plate 28 that extends transversely of the vat 1 at a point immediately above the compartment 10, said plate .28 being pierced "with. suitable openings for the passage of the shafts 22.

cent to each of its ends with a cam 35..

c liquid is accomplished by the opening and closing of the valves 11 and 12, and that these might move in. unison a connecting rod extends between the valves 11 and 12, the ends of this rod being pivoted between a pair of. attaching lugs 31 carried by the valve 11, and also between similar lugs 32 carried by the valve 12. The employinent of the connecting rod 30 causes a positive movement between the valves 11 and 1,2, and provides for the alternate opening and closing thereof as previously described,

Mounted in bearing standards 33, that are carried by the supporting plate 2-8, is a camshaft 34, this shaft extending transversely of the vat, and this shaft is provided adja- Each of these cams is provided with concentric holding faces 36 and 3?, said faces being connected by inclines 3.8, and associated with said cams 3-5 are links 3 9,the lower ends of said links being pivoted between attaching lugs 40 carried at the upper side of the valve 11. The upper end of each of the links 39 is. provided with a pair of studs 41, and upon each of the latter is journaled a bearing roll 42, the rolls 42 of each of the links 3,9 being arranged at opposite sides of the contiguous cam 35, and working upon the'faco of the I with the valve 12.

latter. It will thus be seen that in the rotation of the cams 35 the links 39 are caused to rise and fall, thus opening and closingthe valve 11:, and operating in connection there- That this vertical movement of the links 39 may be permitted, the upper end of each of the latter is providedwith an elongated slot 43, said slots receive iug the shaft 34, and thus permitting free movement of the links upon said shaft, and said links 39 also pass through suitable openings pierced in the supporting plate .28. In order that the. links 39- may be held in proper working relation to the cams 35 looking collars 4 4 are adjust-ably held upon the shaft 34;, and maintainthe links 39, in close prox; imity to the cams 35.

The Gem-shaft 3.4 derives. its movement from the driving shaft 26., and; in order that this may beelfected a bevel gear wheel-45, is m unted upon the haft 34 at a point substantially midway its ends, which gear wheel meshes with a horizontally-disposed bevel gear wheel 46 associated with a worm Wheel 47, said worm wheel 47 and gear wheel 46 being jou'i-naled upon a supporting standard 48. The worm wheel 4'2 meshes with a worm 49 that is carried by the driving shaft 26. This" worm, however, is loosely mouut ed' upon the shaft 26, and for coupling the worm into vengagement with said shaft a Slide able clutch collar 50 'is mounted upon said shaft, in proximity to the worm 49,- said clutch collar being controlled by a Shifting lever 51 that is pivotally connected to a sn 4 port 52." Through the medium of; the sh" ting lever351, it will be clearly seen that theoperation of the cam shaft 34 is manually controlled, and may be coupled with the drivin shaft 26 at the desire of the operator.

In tire" operation of the herein described machine the vat 1 is, of course, provided from any suitable source with the requisite dye-1i uor'. The cage3having been charged with t e articles or materials to,- be dyed,

said cage is deposited within the wit 1, and rests upon the supporting rails 2. The driving shaft 26 being: new set in operetion,

through the medium of the wheel 29 audits connected gearing, motion is transmitted from said shaft 26 to the propeller wheels 1 1, and these wheels thereupon agitate the dyeliquor, and set up circulation of the latter within the vat 1. As before stated, the wheels 14 have constant movement in one. direction, there being no reversalof move-.5 meat of the Wheels 14, and consequently. the dyesliquor is continuously drawn into the compartment 10 throughlthe openings 13. Assuming that the cam-shaft 34 is not connected to the shaft 26, and assuming the osition of the valves 11 and 12 to. be that closed in Fig. 1 of the drawings,'it will be seen that the dy-liquor will be discharged from the compartment 10 through the lower end thereof, and forced to the underside of the cage 3-, whereupon it rises through said cage, acting upon the contents of the latter,

and emerging from the top of the cage, whence the dye-liquor is drawn over the top of the cage 3 and the compartment 10, the upper end of the latter being closed by the valve 11, and by reason of the latter position of the valve 11, it will be seen that the dye= liquor passes back to the space between the end of the vet and ,the outer partition 9, when it again enters the compartment 10 through the openings 13. This provides for a continuous circulation of the dye-1i nor in but one direction. If, however, it e de sired to periodically reverse the direction of circulation of the dye-liquor, the worm 49 is clutched into engagement with the driving shaft 26, through the medium of the collar 50, and this connects the. cam shaft 34,- withthe. driving shaft 26' The com. shaft -34 thereupon commences to operate, and car- 'riesiwith the "cams 35 and as the faces of these cams move between the rolls 42,; the inclines 38 of the cams impart to'the link s 39- 5 alternate rises and fallsLff-lri the movement; v

skeinsf ofyarnfltolbe dyedfiaresuspended:

of the earns 35-, however,the-concentric holding faces 36 and 37'impart to the links 39' periodsof rest-florjdwe'lls at the. limit of their movements in each direction, and by reason of this the valves. l-lfiand 12 remain for ade-' terminate-period in their openedand closed positions. Hence, it will be seen that'- when the valve 12 is open, the circulation of the dye-1i uor,will be in" the course above specifically il valve 11, and closing the valve 12, discharge of the liquor from the bottom of the'c'om partment 10 -will immediately cease, and this discharge will occur at the top of said -moving over said bottom, and. the bottom of the compartment 10, which, is now closed .by the valve 12, and risingto the openings 1 3, through which openings the liquor, is again drawn to the compartment 10 by the Wheels 14:. As the cams continue to operate, the valves 11 and 12 are alternately opened and closed. Itwill be understood, however, that the shifting-of the positionof the-valves 11 and 12, and the'lper-iod during which these valves remain open and closed,- will be ofsufiicient duration to-freely permit the dye-liquor acting upon the contents of the cage 3. i

After the contents of the cage3 have been subjectedthe required time to the action of the dye-liquonthe cage is removed, and for the purpose of removing the cage3 from the vat- 1, and placing the same therein, any, suitable hoisting apparatus may be employed. g

The vat 1 is provided with-an opening 53 through which the'dyeliquor may be introf duced and removed, if so desired, and arranged within said vat is a feed pipe 54 hav ing distributing branches 55 that extend longitudinally of the vat, through which steam may be introduced to the vat 1 for heating the dye-liquor', ifthis be found necessary. In Figs. 5, 6 and 7 is disclosed a form of the cage adapted for use when it is desired-to dye yarn in the slrein. This is, in reality, rack, the same comprising parallel side bars 56 connected by transversely-extending beams 57 having eye-bolts 58",. or equivalent dc: vices,,fby Which the-'raclrf' may be placed within-and removed from lathe vat, and said beams 57" are braced by longitudinal stays 59. .The rack has a screen 60 (shown broken aw in Fig. 6*) arranged adjacent to the upper edges the bars 56. Each of the ascribed, but'as soonlas the cams-35 have raised the link's 39, thus opening the compartment, so thatv the dye-liquor will be projected over the'cage 3 at. its top, passing, down through the contents of the cage," emerging from the bottom of the latter, and

fside bars 56. is provided. with a plurality of I openings" 61, the openings ofjjon'e ba1- l ieing arranged opposite to those 'ofp the otherv bar,

and said openings'lreceive. a1pluralityof 1e 7 movable supportingpoles fl lr'om'which the" 170 vl hen the flow-.ofthe' dyeliquor-is' in a downward direction the' poles-GZ the P movement. of' the .skeins, the latter being, -pressedagainst the .poles, and in the reverse direction the skeins' are, raised from the poles, but limited in their upward movement y the screen 60, the dyel'iquor freely circulating about and through thaskeins in both directions. It will thusgbe seen that the herein-described machine is'lc'apable of use for dyeing articles, such as hosiery etc., and

also for dyeing material in'bullr, such as yarn in the skein fv Having thus described theinvention, what' is claimed as new,and' desired to be secured by Letters Patent is;

1'. In a machine of the class described, a

vat, a compartment arranged thereinfmeans arrangedin said compartmentifor circulating: the dye-liquor, valves associated with said. compartment for changing the direction of, the flow of the dye-liquor in its circulation,

meansfor actuating said circulating means, and connections between said actuating means and said valves, whereby to impart alternate flow to the dye-liquor in reverse directions'or in but 'onedirection. p

' 2-. In,a machineof the class described, a yet, a compartment arranged therein, means arranged in said compartment for circulating the dye-liquor, valves associated with said compartment for changing'the direction of the ow of the dye-liquor in its circulation, means for opening and closing said valves in 105. alternation with each other, means for .ac- .tuating said circulating means, and connec- ,tions between said actuating means and the means for opening andclosing said valves, whereby to impart alternate flow to the dyeliquor in reverse, directions or in but one direction. 3 1

8. In a machine of the class described, a vat, a compartment arranged therein, a propeller wheel mounted in said compartment for circulating the dye-liquor, valves arranged at the top and bottom of said compartment for changing the direction of the flow of the dye-liquor in its circulation, and. means for actuating said valves.

4.111 a machine of the class described, a vat, a compartmentarranged therein, a propeller wheelmounted said compartment for circulating the" dye-liquor, valves arranged at the top and bottom of said compartment for changing the direction of the flow of the dye-liquor in its circulation, and means for-periodically opening and closing said valves.

5. In a machine of the class described, a

crease vat, a compartment arranged therein, a proeller Wheel mounted in said compai-"tnumt or circulating the dye-"liquor, valves arranged-at the topand bottom of said con-rfartment for changing the direction of the av" of the dye liquor its circulation, and

means for periodically opening and closing said valves inal-ternation witli each other.

6. In a machine-of theclass described, a vet, a compartment arranged therein, a pro-- poller wheelmounted said compartment I for circulating the dye liquor, valves asso. mated with sand corrlinrtment and movable necting said valves for operation in unison, and means for automatically actuating said valves.

v alternately into open and closed position for 5.

muting h directiel of the. flow Or the dyerm itscirculation, means Gong In machine vat, a compartment arranged therein, a propel-Ier ivheel mounted in saidcompartment for circulating the dyediquor, means for driving said propeller wheel, valves associ ated with said compartment for changing the direction of the-flow of the dye-liquor 111 its circulation, means for automatically actuating said valves, and means for (l'onnectingthevalve-actuating means for operation in unison with the driving means for said propeller heel.

' 8. In a machine of the class described, a vat, a compartment arranged therein, a propeller Wheel mounted in said compartment for circ'ulating the dye-liquor, means for driving said propeller wheel, valves arranged at the top and bottom of said compartment for changing the direction of the How of the dye-liquor in its circulation, means for actuating said valves, and means for connecting the valve-actuating means for operation in unlsonwith the drivmg means for said propeller vrheel.

9.'ln a machine of the class dcscribed,a'

vat, a compartment arranged therein, a propeller Wheel mounted m said compartment for circulating the dye-liquor, means for driving said propeller wheel, valves arranged at the top and bottom of said compartment for changing the direction of the low of the dye-liquorin its circulation, means for periodically opening andcclosing said valves in alternation with each" other, and means forconnecting the valve-actuating means for operation in unison withthe driving means forsaid propeller wheell 10. In a machine of the class described, a vat, means Within the vat for circulating the dye-liquor therein, means associated with said inrculating means for reversing the direction of the flow of the dye-liquor in its circulation, m ans for driving said circulating means, and co ections between said driving means and the Ineans for reversing the direction of the of the class described, a.

the dye liquor,

ii'oW 'of tl1e dye-liqu0r, whereby to impart alternate how to the dyeliqu-or in reverse directions or in but one direction.

11. In a machine of the class{desc1ibcd,e vat, means Within the vat for. circulating the dye-liquor therein, means associated with said circulating means for reversing the die rection of the flow of the dye-1i nor in its circulation, means for driving sai circulat ing means, a cam shaft for actuating the means for reversing the direction of the flow of the dye-liquor, and connections between said driving' means and said cam shaft, whereby to impart alternate flo'w to the dye liquor 1 in direction.

12., In a machine of the classdescribed, a

vat, fneans within the vat for circulating the vat, a compartment arranged ther in, means arranged in said compartment for irculating means for driving said circulating means, valves associated Withsaid comartment for controlling the direction of the how of the dye-ii nor in its circulation, a shaft, a cam carrie by said shaft, a link connecting said cam and said valves and actuated by said cam, and connections between said shaft and said driving means, whereby said valves are caused to operate or remain at rest, and thereby impart either alternate reverse directions or in but one;

flow to the dye-liquor in reverse directions or in but one direction.

14. In a machine of the class described, a vat, a compartment arranged therein, means arranged in said compartment for circulating the dye-liquor, a shaft for driving said circulating means, valves associated with said com artment for controlling the direction of I v the OW of the dye-liquor in itscirculation, a

second shaft, a camcarried by said second shaft, a link connecting said cam and said valves and actuated by said cam, gearing 1nter osed between said driving and cam shafts,

an a clutch included in said gearing for causing said valves to operate or to remain at rest, and thereby impart either alternate flow to the dye-liquor in reverse directions or in but one direction.

15. In a machine of the class described, a vat, a compartment arranged therein, means arranged in said compartment for circulating the dye-liquor, a shaft for driving said circulating means, valves associated with said eom artment for controlling the direction of the said driving shaft and engaged with said- Worm Wheel, and-a clutch also carried by said driving shaft and cooperating with said worm for causing said valves tooperate or to remain at rest, and thereby impart either alternate flow to the dye-liquor in reverse directions or in but one direction.

16. In a machine of, the class described, a

vat, a compartment arranged therein, means arranged in said compartment for circulating the dye-liquor, a shaft for driving said circulating means, valves arranged at the top and bottom of said compartment and iiingedly connected thereto controlling the direction of the-flow of the dye-liquor in its circulation, said valves being connected to operate in unison, a second shaft, a plurality of cams carried by said second shaft, a plurality of connecting said cams and the Valve at the top of said compartment and actuated by said cams, and connections between said care shaft and the driving shaft, Weereby said valves are caused to operate or remain at rest, and therehy impart either alternate flow eta-sea arranged in'said compartment for circulatingthe dye-liquor, a shaft for driving said circu latnig means, Valves arranged atthe top and bottom of said compartment and. huigedly connected thereto for controlling the direc-' tion of the flow of the dye-liquor in its circulation, said valves being connected to oper cams carried by said second shaft, a plurality of lHlkS connecting said cams. and the valve at the top of said compartment and actuated by said earns, a Worm Wheel geared to said camshaft, a Worm carried by said (lllV ing shaft and engaged with said Worm wheel, and a clutch also earned by said drivingseaft and cooperating with said warm for ate in unison, a second shaft, a plurality of causing said valves to operate or to remain v at rest, and thereby impart either aiternate iioW to the dy -liquor in reversedirections or in but one direction. 7

in testimony whereof We ail-"Di our signatures, in the presence of two Witnesses.

THOiiiAS J-lJiSQP. WALTER W. SIBSON.

Witnesses RALPH M. ERWIN,

HENRY HARPER. 

